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An authority on environmental law, Shane represents businesses of all sizes, as well as individuals across the country.
Shane Swindle represents clients in a wide variety of commercial cases, with an emphasis on litigation of environmental matters in the mining, aerospace, and electronics industries. He manages commercial cases ranging from disputes over the operation of a nuclear power plant to matters pertaining to commercial contracts and arbitration clauses. Notably, he handled a case regarding the ownership of valuable dinosaur fossils found on a Montana ranch.
In the environmental sector, Shane counsels on matters related to The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Clean Water Act, Nation Environmental Policy Act, Uranium Mill Tailings Reclamation Act, “toxic torts,” and other relevant state laws. In addition to leading litigation matters, Shane regularly advises businesses on environmental matters, including plant and mine closure and reclamation, and conducts due diligence for real estate and other transactions.
Active in the legal community, Shane is an elected member of the American College of Environmental Lawyers.
Ranked by Chambers USA Eight Years in a Row
Ranked by Chambers USA and Best Lawyers
Professional Recognition
- Ranked by Chambers USA as “America’s Leading Lawyer" for Environment, 2017-2024
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law, 2003-2024; Mining Law, 2023-2024
- Lawyer of the Year, Arizona, Environmental Law, Best Lawyers in America 2021
- Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell
(AV®, BV® and CV® are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.)
Professional Leadership
- American Bar Association
- State Bar of Arizona
- Maricopa County Bar Association
- American College of Environmental Lawyers, Elected Member
Related Employment
- Dalton Gotto Samson & Kilgard, P.L.C., Phoenix, AZ, Partner, 1995-2000
- Meyer Hendricks Victor Osborn & Maledon, P.A., Phoenix, AZ, Associate and Partner, 1987-1995
Clerkships
- Hon. Stanley Feldman, Supreme Court of Arizona, 1986 - 1987
